Belprahon (French pronunciation: [bɛl.pʁa.ɔ̃]) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.

After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Belprahon was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815.

The village was bypassed by the major roads through the Grand Val and so for most of its history was generally rural and agricultural.

[5] It is located on the north flank of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier).

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Azure a House with pinnacle Argent roofed Gules between two Fir Trees Vert trunked of the third and Argent a Fountain Basin between two Mullets all of the third.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (289 or 88.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (21 or 6.4%) and Italian is the third (6 or 1.8%).

In the federal election, a total of 104 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.6%.

[9] There were 173 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 20 or 51.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 5.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, and 15 or 38.5% were technical professionals or scientists.

[20] From the 2000 census[update], 148 or 45.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 130 or 39.6% were Roman Catholic.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[21] During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 18 students attending classes in Belprahon.